In The Media

It wasn’t all bad. (Reuters/Kevin Coombs) If you’re feeling despair about the fate of humanity in the 21st century, you might want to reconsider. In 2017, it felt like the global media picked up all of the problems, and none … Read More

2018 Annual Letter By Bill Gates and Melinda Gates We are outspoken about our optimism. These days, though, optimism seems to be in short supply. The headlines are filled with awful news. Every day brings a different story of political … Read More

Pushed out by the sky-high prices of rent in glittering Hong Kong, these people get by in illegally subdivided apartments. “That day, I came home and cried,” said Benny Lam when describing an experience photographing grim living conditions in Hong … Read More

An especially heavy storm lashed Mumbai on Tuesday, leaving mud and debris in the city’s poorest areas. Credit Atul Loke for The New York Times MUMBAI, India — For many of the poor in this city, each year contains just … Read More

John Brimah, right, had leprosy as a child and now oversees the Ganta Leprosy and TB Rehab Center in Ganta, Liberia. At left, Bindu Daddah, a nurse, checks the wounds of a patient, John Flomo. Credit Monique Jaques for The … Read More

Helping others feels good, but why do some go farther than others? This hour, TED speakers explore ideas about altruism — what motivates us to be altruistic, what limits us and do we ever go too far. Click here for … Read More

The village is poor, even by the standards of rural Kenya. To get there, you follow a power line along a series of unmarked roads. Eventually, that power line connects to the school at the center of town, the sole … Read More

Humanitarian groups are reevaluating their work in light of how easy (and efficient) it is to just give cash to those who need help. If there is no doubting the good that humanitarian groups have done in the last half … Read More

Do Duy Vi, a former street child himself, now seeks out vulnerable young people in Vietnam’s capital, offering them shelter and hope A young homeless child sleeps on the streets of Hanoi. In Vietnam, they are called ‘tre bui doi’ … Read More

Experiments like one in Bangalore, luring migrants to fill factory jobs, collide with an old way of life that keeps women and girls in seclusion until an arranged marriage. By ELLEN BARRY SEPT. 24, 2016 Shashi and Prabhati Das, in … Read More